olesen12h - Candide 13-20

Voltaire attacks several subjects, both specific and general, throughout Candide. Here is a list of some of those subjects:

1. Leibniz's and Pope's optimism
2. Class prejudice
3. Imperialim/Colonialism
4. Scientific/Philosophical explanations of the unknown
5. Religion and hypocrisy
6. Political corruption
7. Slavery
8. War
9. Your own qualification of a subject attacked in Candide

The focus during your reading of chapters 13-20 was on incongruity and juxtaposition (hint: Martin and Pangloss). Choose two of the subjects listed above and write a paragraph-long analysis for each subject in which you explain how Voltaire uses each of the above literary techniques to ridicule each of the subjects you have chosen.

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